Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 77 Giving an Iron Ruler and Asking the Trustees to Talk About Copper Coins and Planning to Run a Copper Mine (1)
While Qianlong and Zhang Tingyu were discussing matters, there was also a special conversation in Prince Li's mansion.This house is the old garden left by Hongxi's father Yun.When Yun was imprisoned in this house after being deposed, he often wandered around the lake in the garden alone.Fearing that he would commit suicide, the Ministry of Internal Affairs planted many weeping willows along the bank, and hung lights on each of them. Whenever the deposed prince came to take a walk, the people waiting under each tree would light the lamps, saying "give the second master a light." Lianger".But Yun doesn't want this "Lianger", so he seldom comes again.Now these rules are gone, but these trees have remained, and they are as thick as a person's arms.

Those invited to Prince Li's mansion tonight include Beizi Hongpu, Baylor Hongchang, and Prince Heng's Shi Zihong. They are all good friends Hongxi made when he was studying in Zongxue and Yuqing Palace.The four of them walked around the path for a week, and then returned to the Haizi in front of the study.There is an empty field here, with big willow trees planted around the field, imitating the style of Haizi in Fu Heng's mansion, and a long bridge with nine bends was built directly to the water pavilion in Haizi.Singing and dancing on the pavilion can be seen and heard clearly whether it is an empty space or sitting in a study.Hong Xi stood on the bank and listened to the croaking of frogs, heaved a long breath, and said, "Just sit here." On the stone drum in front of the stone table.After a long time, Hongchang asked: "Fourth brother, you asked us to come tonight, and you just walked around this pond without saying a word, what's the matter? What happened?" He is the eldest brother of Prince Yi Hongxiao.Old Prince Yi Yunxiang does not have a royal family, Fujin, and his four sons are all born from concubines.Yunxiang was the most trusted prince of Emperor Yongzheng when he was alive, and he was often called "the most virtuous king in ancient and modern times".The addition of the grace of "hereditary non-replacement" set a precedent in the Qing Dynasty.Since he is the king of the iron hat, and the old king has no heirs after his death, Hongchang should of course wear this "iron hat".Unexpectedly, Yongzheng made a special decree to make Hongxiao his son!This tone is also swallowed.In the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign, Yunxiang was seriously ill. Yongzheng personally visited the mansion and asked Yunxiang to designate one of his sons as county king.Yun Xiang could not speak at this moment, so he casually pointed to Lao Sanhong who was feeding him medicine.Hongchang, who was smoking and cooking medicine in the corridor, turned to the corner again, and he was granted the title of Belle only after Yunxiang's death, and only after Qianlong ascended the throne was he granted the title of Belle.There is still one step away from the boss of the county king, prince, and "hereditary replacement"!For this reason, he had a burning evil in his heart, so he hit it off with Hong and Hong Pu, and urged Hong Xi to "do a game".

"I'm restless." Hong Xi said, looking at the dark water, "I always feel that what we do is like fishing for moons in water, it's too precarious."

Hong Xi sat next to Hong Xi.He is a very deep person, after listening to Hong Xi's words, he said after a long time: "In the past when reading "Biography of the Lantern Records", Bodhidharma's great disciple Huike sought the Dharma, and Bodhidharma did not want to accept him as a disciple, saying: 'Unless there is red snow in the sky. Only then can you be accepted as an apprentice." That Huike stood in the snow, suddenly raised a knife and broke his arm, blood stained the white snow red. What kind of determination is this? Said to Bodhidharma, "Monk, my heart is uneasy!" Bodhidharma said: "Where is your heart? Come, I will comfort you!"" Several elder brothers have heard the story he told, but at this moment Listening to it is as thought-provoking as enlightenment.Hong Pu couldn't help but said: "Hongchang's Buddhism has been learned to such an extent. Although the stories are common, it's really not easy to use words to touch people's skin!"

"I'm speaking with my heart." Hong Chang said, "I want to know why fourth brother is so upset."

"The Eight Kings Discussion System has been abolished for seven or eighty years," Hong Xi said, "How can we support this ancestral system again? What's the use of supporting this 'ancestral system'? Do we want to seek rebellion? We can still take the fourth child (referring to Qianlong)—how can we do it?"

Hongchang and Hongpu looked at each other, even though they were in the dark, they could see the sparkle in their eyes clearly.Hongchang sighed, brushed the weeping willow branches like gossamer with his hand, and said, "I went to the Wenhua Palace a while ago, and I found a long and short sentence in the "Yongle Dadian", and I will read it to you." road:

In the past, when I talked about Xiang Yu, why did I lightly sprinkle the blood on the Siwu River?He still thinks about his elders, how can his elders bear to abandon this king of double pupils—Don't look at the surging waves, drink Longquan slowly, and take the boat back to his hometown to clean up the new son of the old family.With such a shameful heart and a hundred battles, the three households can rely on, and the mourning soldiers will be auspicious.Just groan patiently and watch quietly until the Han Palace is shaken by the wind!
Today I also think about Xiang Yu, only to know that the heart is vulgar and the bones are dirty.If it is like Yafu's mechanical infinite wisdom, how about seeing Yu Ji's beauty dancing in the army tent?In the sound of Chu's song, I drew my sword and looked up to the sky and sighed.Seven in and seven out of a true hero, and then her husband lay dead on the battlefield!When you die, you wait for your ears, and when you die, the sorrowful wind will wind down for thousands of years. Who will make the heroes of later generations feel sad, and the tomb path will be empty and melancholy?
After singing, he asked, "how?"

"Who did this?" Hongxi asked.Hongchang said: "I can't remember which volume it is, but I think the style is good, so I just wrote it down, and I didn't even pay attention to the author's name."

Hong Pu laughed and said, "Fourth brother, whoever wrote it? This long and short sentence actually praises 'do it when you know what is impossible'. You just said that the Eight Kings' discussion of politics cannot be resumed. What Hong Changyong was referring to One thing. The first half of the line said that there is no chance, and the second half of the line said that it is a matter of benevolence. It is also a matter of admiration for later generations. The emperor is dictatorial, and he consults the opinions of the eight kings when there are important matters; Shizong Ye doesn't even want this decoration. Now the master wants If you follow the path of Lord Sejong, future generations will not even know how the eight kings discussed politics."

"As for what's 'useful'," Hong Chang said slowly, "that's a big deal! Just imagine, if the holy ancestor used the eight kings to govern, how could he have so many housework in his later years? Nine uncles, who were originally flesh and blood, In the end, those who lost their positions lost their positions, those who fell off their horses fell off their horses, those who died died, and those who scattered... If there were eight iron-capped princes Wang Bao, there would be a loss of government and chaos in the palace? Shunzhi ascended to the throne at the age of seven, and the world was not at that time. Taiping, if Prince Rui hadn't escorted the King of the Eight Banners, we might still be outside the pass! This is the 'use'. The appearance is invisible, the voice is silent, the uses are endless!"

He said "I can't finish it", but he has already said it all: if Yun does not lose the position of crown prince, today Hongxi has already become the emperor who ranks nine times high.They were a few years older than Qianlong, and the scenes of uncles and uncles fighting against each other during the Kangxi period in order to compete for the reserve position are vivid, and the fate of the eight kings, nine kings, and ten kings is still fresh in people's memory.Therefore, these people have their own ideas about what to do, but they are unwilling to give others verbal excuses. They only propose that the restoration of the Eight Kings Discussion System is a "state affair", and it is an upright matter of respecting the heaven and the ancestors.

Hong Xi has been tacit understanding with them for nearly three years.I invited you here tonight, but I actually wanted to pierce this layer of paper.After two rounds of probing, he knew what he knew, smiled secretly, and sighed in his mouth: "To tell you the truth, I don't seek meritorious deeds, but I just seek no faults. My heart is already ashamed. You two are young, and you don't know anything. Awesome. Pull me, a cripple, onto your boat, what can I do for it?"

"What ship?" Hong Pu and Hong Chang were surprised.Hongchang asked, "How did fourth brother say that?"

"A thief ship." Hongxi giggled, "There is a saying that 'it is easier to get on a thief ship than it is to get off'!"

It came to an abrupt end here, the three of them were silent, and the surroundings were as quiet as a deserted tomb, and the "gudong" sound of a frog jumping into the pond was heard from time to time, as if it was incomprehensible.Hong Pu laughed suddenly and said: "Fourth brother, you are so talented? Didn't you say that you have good wine? Let's eat wine, guess riddles, and play tricks. After that, we will go back to sleep with our women."

"There is wine." Hongxi said with a smile, "I'm afraid that if you eat it, you'll have a stroke like Teacher Yang, and you can't speak or write. His nephew Yang Feng'er said to Zhang Tingyu: 'It's hard to think that my uncle died of illness. I understand, I look like I'm dying'!"

Both Hongchang and Hongpu were stunned.Hiroshi, who had been sitting on the side without saying a word, had already woven a small and exquisite basket with a handful of willow sticks in his hands.He listened nonchalantly, looked at his handiwork in front of the starlight from time to time, and went to the bank to play in the water.Only then did he open his mouth, and Leng Sensen said: "That's not all! Zhang Guangsi went to Taiyuan to disturb Fu Heng's use of troops. Kaer Jishan had already had an impeachment memorial, and now he is pressing on the imperial case of Emperor Qianlong! If this matter is traced to the root, it will probably run away Can't tell which one of the four of us is the son and phoenix grandson of the four of us? And the forged memorial of Sun Xigong (Sun Jiagan), I really don't know who made it. It's good to not reveal things. It’s not clear, each fights, and there must be a big mess. Dragon boats are also boats, and pirate boats are also boats. You can’t drown on board. "He threw the wicker basket weaved in his hand into the pool, and the handle of the basket was slightly exposed in the ripples. "Tell me, is there any water in my 'bamboo basket'? There is a solution, it's up to you Do you dare, do you want to!" After speaking, he laughed loudly, then stopped, and asked: "Fourth brother, there will be no one in your house to eavesdrop?"

"No." Hong Xi said, "I am surrounded by people who have been suffering for decades before Prince Li. The newcomers can only wait outside the second gate." He paused, then said, "Don't You can't talk about or do things that you can't do, and you have to use your eyes and hearts to discuss the affairs of the Eight Kings. Hong Zhan and Hong seem to know a little about Yang Mingshi's affairs, how much painstaking effort did they take to cover it?——Don't dare to send money! You guys How reckless. The boat is not strong, and whatever you call it a 'boat' can't go to sea!"

Hong smiled and said: "This is the trick. Without the eight kings discussing politics, what can we do with just a few of us! Things like forging Sun Jiagan's memorial are all nonsense! Li Wei is too sick to speak, and now He is being bullied by others. Is that person surnamed Sun easy to provoke? You see, if he doesn’t go to the imperial court within three days, you will gouge out my eyes!——Is it Hong Pu? He suddenly turned his face to Hongpu. Hongpu thought that he was keeping secrets, which would not only bring Sun Jiagan down, but also make Qianlong and the old courtiers, old courtiers and new courtiers suspicious of each other.Originally, he wanted to say it in a roundabout way to show his power, but after hearing Hong's confession, he broke out in a cold sweat.He has always been used to loafing, and he said with a sly smile: "Don't look at me like that, you are weird in the dark. That's not what I do. Am I that stupid? Even if I am, I'll pinch my fingers It's clean, and the quasi-baozhu will not be able to connect to your heads!"

"This kind of stupid thing is never allowed to be done again." Hongxi said, "I will never do anything that requires wiping my ass. I have thought about it carefully. We have talked to Prince Zhuang about the eight kings' discussion of politics. Talking about it is enough." Yes. Look at the wind color, if the wind color is right, then let’s talk again, if the wind color is not right, just wait for the wind color. Were the eighth and ninth uncles stupid? The power in their hands is more than a hundred times greater than what we have today. The problem is not to look at it first The situation is chaotic, revealing one's feet, showing one's buttocks to be slapped, and then a little unfavorable, but does not know how to restrain oneself, stretches out one's face to slap others; Crying Spirit, disobeying orders with death, is opening your heart and stabbing someone with a knife! We have all seen it with our own eyes, and we still want to learn from them?"

Hong Chang was stunned for a while, and said: "At first, I was clear, but the more you talk about it, the more confused I become. I want to learn from Ba Wang, but I don't want to learn from Ba Wang, I want to do it and I don't want to do it. Is this still going to work?" Hong Chang said. Pu smiled and said, "Well, I'm a little impatient. Slowly row the boat to catch drunken fish——I understand."

"I understand!" Hong laughed, "Handle your kung fu with water, and grab the flag of Uncle Sixteen. He is a prince, and he is in charge of the study, but all the power has been transferred to the military plane. You have to inspire him, the military plane The Han military planes are half-half at the Manchurians. The Manchus are capable of thinking, and they are no match for the Han people. There must be an iron hat king to supervise the military planes. He has soft ears. Prince Yi Hongxiao is not as smart as his father. Hongxiao is also scratching There is no real power." Hongxi smiled and interjected: "Hong Xiao is also a 'hereditary replacement'." "Yes, he is also the iron hat king." Hong said: "The iron hat king's discussion of politics does him no harm at all. Of course it's available."

(End of this chapter)